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… land pushed back the former pastures and meadows. Cattle farming became less and less attractive, while wine and vegetable farming brought higher incomes to the villages (see … which ideally use nature-based production methods (e.g. organic farming). The The Green Belt of Europe: From Vision …

… to a steady supply of water that are transferred to crop farming communities, contributing to local hostilities. These … of vegetation, bush encroachment, carbon release from soil organic matter decomposition, biodiversity loss, and adverse … by unpalatable shrubs, carbon release from soil organic matter decomposition, loss of biodiversity due to …

… contribute to undermining human rights (Large-scale shrimp farming threatens subsistence of coastal communities) Adapted … Scientific Conference of the International Federation of Organic Agriculture Movements (IFOAM). University of … (Stevens 1993). All Sherpa families continue to maintain organic farms whose potato and other fields are fertilised …

… and protecting them is designed to enable farmers and farming communities to continue performing their role as … continued conservation of plant genetic diversity within farming environments. Maintaining traditional agricultural … over thousands of years. Over the centuries, diverse farming systems have been shaped by physical land …

… — defining the intensity of impact of cage based fish farming on benthic biocenosis and to develop measures aimed … erty of the Republic of Croatia, are deemed to be all organic and inorganic mineral raw materials in solid, liquid …

… and global movement of domestic animals for trade and farming can help to spread disease and also introduce novel … water/oxygenation. � Wherever possible prevent addition of organic matter to water bodies. 2. Break carcase-maggot cycle … to be taken when strimming/cutting vegetation to prevent organic matter entering water bodies. � Wherever possible, …

… are forcing many upland peoples to adopt unsustainable farming and land-use practices such as excessive livestock … Initiative/ICRAF, the Banff Centre, and Dean’s Beans Organic Coffee Company, actively participated in the 2003 … timber and wood products and another producing certified organic dried herbs and teas. Inter-regional: Dean’s Beans …

… chemical, and biological deterioration, including loss of organic matter, decline in soil fertility, decline in … compaction, and salinisation) and loss of nutrients and organic matter. ■ A significant proportion of the degradation … for soil conservation; and adaptive capacities of farming systems and land users”. 140 Factors listed by Hurni …

… The natural dynamic system of unconsolidated mineral and organic material at the earth’s surface. It has been … rock and the decay of vegetation. Soil materials include organic matter, clay, silt, sand and gravel mixed in such a … and more diversified (and more food secure) output from farming systems”. See Tenberg, A., and M. Stocking, 2001, …

… - as well as internal factors - more aggressive farming practices, less favourable ecological conditions - … of wet biomass to manufacture methane from the organic wastes. 276/ Though the consequent energy savings are … household refuse have been converted by the peasants into organic fertilizer after fermentation. Statistical data …